re: Remember when Skip Bertman got thrown out of the Friday Vandy game in 2001?Posted by LSUGrad9295 on 1/26/13 at 9:14 am to The Boat

quote:What an epic moment. I'll never forget Skip turning his cap around backwards to really get in the ump's face.

I actually remember this game. I am not one to bitch about refs/umpires too much...but the home plate umpire that night was blatantly being an a-hole. Lane Mestepey was pitching that night...a dude with incredible control. Early in that game, the umpire was squeezing Mestepey a little and Skip started bitching. By the 4th inning or so, the umpire had turned into such a bitch that he was literally calling pitches that were right down the middle "balls". Skip then went Earl Weaver on the ump and got tossed. Skip only got ejected twice in his career...that time and in the 1992 SEC tournament in the Superdome.

re: Remember when Skip Bertman got thrown out of the Friday Vandy game in 2001?Posted by The Boat on 1/26/13 at 12:50 pm to harry coleman beast

quote:Best 3:01 am post of all time

Best drunk 3:01 am post of all time.

Mainieri didn't even get tossed after the UC-Irvine hidden ball trick. Javi got tossed immediately for running up and throwing his cap on the ground at the umpire's feet. He was 1st base coach back then.

re: Remember when Skip Bertman got thrown out of the Friday Vandy game in 2001?Posted by Clark W Griswold on 1/26/13 at 1:25 pm to The Boat

Anyone know if the story is true where skip slid a cell phone out to the batters box when the home plate ump wasn't giving us any calls? I've heard him tell the story before but sometimes he stretches the truth.

re: Remember when Skip Bertman got thrown out of the Friday Vandy game in 2001?Posted by Keltic Tiger on 1/26/13 at 2:09 pm to OneMoreTime

Another Skip story as told by Doug Thompson. He was getting racked early in the game & the indians were circiling the bases almost non stop. Skip comes out & before he can say a word, Thompson says: "Skip, I feel great, I am not tired at all. Let me finish the inning." Skip looks at him, then turns to look out at the outfield, and says "Great, but your outfielders are exhausted!"

re: Remember when Skip Bertman got thrown out of the Friday Vandy game in 2001?Posted by harry coleman beast on 1/26/13 at 2:14 pm to The Boat

quote:Best drunk 3:01 am post of all time.

quote:Mainieri didn't even get tossed after the UC-Irvine hidden ball trick. Javi got tossed immediately for running up and throwing his cap on the ground at the umpire's feet. He was 1st base coach back then.

Yea Javi went off that game. Only thing i could find on CPM was that he was ejected in 07 against kentucky.